Painting and other “inspection” (Gutters)

Today was home fixer upper day. Lou has been wanting to paint the garage doors. I’ve been wanting to clear out the roof gutters where plants have sprouted because of the pigeons roosting on the gutters and dirt/crap settling. I pulled out the 22′ roof ladder to see if it will reach, and it does. So I started to climb up to see what I can clean out.…

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Mom’s house project

Mom has been wanting to have sidewalks built on both sides of her house, especially since grass on each side doesn’t grow well (not enough sunlight underneath the overhang). Today Tony Galang (Arthur’s brother) and his crew came over to start the prep and initial digging. I had to go over with boltcutters to cut off the rusted padlock on her back gate.…

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Had to do some house repairs

Our main garage entrance lip has been cracking and chipping away over the years because the rebars inside the concrete are rusting. Personally, I think it’s part of the whole Haseko lawsuit thing where all their first phase development homes are showing foundation cracks because of rusting metal bars and straps… which (lawsuit) we aren’t a part of.…

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Okay, Lina’s driving now

Yep, babygirl is finally driving now. As all three kids have grown up, learning to drive and actually getting on the road has been the rite of passage to independence. As it is for all teens.

We went shopping for a car for Lina. Originally, I thought about a used car no more than 2-3 years old, maybe a Camry or Corolla. But prices for decent used cars weren’t really that much less than a new Scion so we got a 2012 Scion XB at Servco Mapunapuna.…

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